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What role did the religious orders like the knights hospitals and the knights Templar's play during the crusaders?
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What was a knight's religion?
It depends on the period of time and the location of the person who became a knight. Before King Henry VIII instituted the Anglican Church, the majority of the knights were Catholic. Afterwards, when Catholicism was banned in England, British knights were Anglican. French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian knights remained Catholic. Today, I don't know if they require persons to be any particular religion in order to be knighted.
What does KM mean after a name?
It may refer to "Knights of Malta", a purportedly christian group.
What role did religion play in a knights life?
The Catholic church set the tone for everyone in the society. Knights were given a code of conduct to pledge to a priest. This was needed because in the early middle ages knights were a little more than "wise guys" and were killing, raping, and looting villages and people, so the church stepped in and wrote a code of conduct for the knight. They had to promise to protect women and children and if they didn't follow the code they would be excommunicated.
What religious did knights and samurai practice?
Both the samurai and knights had ways of practicing religion to become the warrior they had to be. However the two styles are very different. Most samurai practised Buddhism as this was Japan main religion. To the samurai religion was a way of life. It was because of their religion that they were such sufficient warriors. Samurai prayed in Zen gardens or other peaceful places and tried to achieve spiritual connection between themselves, their god and the land. It became a very big part of who the samurai were. They learnt how to focus their minds in battle and act without thinking. They learnt to defend themselves and attack the enemy with hardly any effort. It enlighted their minds and through connect with the land they would also learn self-discipline. This was a must for a samurai as they had to undergo a series of gruelling test which they fast for long periods of time and walk bare foot through the cold snow. It was because of religion that the samurai were so effective, without the spiritual connect, one could not become a samurai. Unlike the samurai, religion was not as important and was practised for different reasons. Most of Medieval Europe practised catholic religion. While it wasn't as important to the knights as the samurai it was used even more often. The knights would pray before getting up, before breakfast, evening prayers, dinner time prayers and finally bed time prayers. Knights would also have to go through somewhat of a church assembly before becoming a knight. They had to swear to serve their Lords and Gods. While it seems religion was important to knights it was used more so that the lords could become more powerful, it had little to do with worshiping religion because they were passionate about it of believed in it. The highest of the Lords used this to make their armies worship them. Unlike the samurai who practiced it to be at peace with themselves and their god, the knights only used it because their Lords told them to. The Lords told their people that if they disobeyed God then they would die a painful death in hell. They then made up laws and said to the people that these rules were made up by God, therefor meaning that everyone had to obey by them. The samurai used it to guide them in times of struggle and pain and to make them one with their mind and body. The knights on the other hand used it more for selfish gain. Or though most knights did this some did it for simular ways like the samurai.
Why are the crusades considered holy wars?
They were considered the holy wars because the crusades were knights which were under command of the church and they fought with Jewish and Muslim people for Jerusalem, the holy city.
What does the Catholic church think about the knights templars?
The Catholic Encyclopedia has a good article on the Knights Templars. The link is below this answer, under "related links."
Why did knights go on Crusades?
They weren't actually called knights... they were called Crusaders, but anyways, they simply went to Crusades to help serve their country and religious beliefs.
Did the Catholic Church get its power from the Knights Templars' wealth?
No.
Who comes first crusaders or knights?
Knights came first.
Who protected the Crusaders?
Knights of the temple
What are templars?
Templars were knights of the Catholic Church. Thier symbol is a red cross upon a shield. If they still exist, it is in secret.
What kind of knights fought against the Muslims?
During the Crusades, European knights, such as those from England, France, and Germany, fought against Muslim forces in the Holy Land, particularly against the Saracens, who were a diverse group of Muslims from the Middle East and North Africa. These knights were part of the military orders like the Templars, Hospitallers, and Teutonic Knights, who were dedicated to protecting Christian pilgrims and territories in the region.
How old is Friday the original 13th?
During the High Middle Ages the Knights Templars served as bankers for pilgrims, among other important duties. King Philip IV of France was facing a shortage of money and ordered all of the Templars to be captured. The Knights Templars were burned alive on Friday the 13th in 1307.
Who was the group christian knights that fought in the holy land?
The crusaders
What was the most international order of knights during the Crusades?
I belive are the Hospitallers, they had properties in quite all of Europe after they "inherit" templars properties, and their order was made before the templars.
Who do the knights templar answer to?
their grandmaster, but ultimately the pope *EDIT BY THE HISTORYWIZZ* They ultimately anwsered to the pope before he declared the Knights Templar a threat to the faith. The army started a war against the Templars. The templars left on 16 ships and where never seen again.
Are there knights templars in the Netherlands?
No, the Knights Templar order was disbanded in the early 14th century. There are no current Knights Templar in the Netherlands or anywhere else.
